Volume nine ships June 26th

Orders are now open for the ninth and final Blu-ray collection of the Sword Art Onlineanime, scheduled to ship June 26th. And with that, there's a new look at the cover illustration by anime character designer Shingo Adachi.

The collection features episodes 23 through 25 plus bonus video footage (commentary by characters, creditless ending, and audio commentary). It comes with a new short novel, illustrated cover, a bonus CD with character song, a 16-page original booklet, and 3 pin-ups.

Earlier covers included...

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